What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6282 and 6296?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6282 and 6296 is 2.

GCF(6282,6296) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6282 and 6296, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6282 and 6296.

How to find the GCF of 6282 and 6296?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6282 and 6296. After we will calculate the factors of 6282 and 6296 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6282

Prime factors of 6282 are 2, 3, 349. Prime factorization of 6282 in exponential form is:

6282 = 2¹ × 3² × 349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6296

Prime factors of 6296 are 2, 787. Prime factorization of 6296 in exponential form is:

6296 = 2³ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 6282

List of positive integer factors of 6282 that divides 6282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 349, 698, 1047, 2094, 3141

Step-4: Factors of 6296

List of positive integer factors of 6296 that divides 6282 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 787, 1574, 3148

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6282 and 6296. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6282 and 6296 is 2.

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